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Badminton Shuttles

Manually Adjusting The Speed Of A Badminton Shuttle (Tipping)

February 4, 2010
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5 Steps To Significantly Reduce “Home” Advantage & Gain Valuable Extra Points In Your Away Badminton Matches

January 27, 2010

During my travels and discussions with players, I’m amazed at the number of times I’m told stories of major defeats, with the only reason given was that they played on the opponents “home” court.
For most badminton tournaments or league matches there isn’t a huge crowd to cheer the locals to victory. This is what our [...]

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More On Slow Shuttles – It’s Happening Again!

November 20, 2009

Last night, I visited a badminton club in Widnes, after receiving an invitation from one of the players. The player found me through Yonex UK website and I took the Yonex range of racquets for the players to test.
I also agreed to provide coaching on the night.
First off, I’d like to thank the [...]

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More On Incorrect Shuttle Speeds – It’s Becoming A Hot Topic!

October 23, 2009

I played a match last Wednesday. For the first time the club used the correct speed shuttles. Guess what happened?
As virtually all the players were used to playing with slow shuttles, a high percentage of rallies ended with the shuttle being hit out of the rear court. Only a couple of players managed to adjust [...]

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Testing Badminton Shuttle Speeds – Coaching Video

October 9, 2009
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Why Incorrect Badminton Shuttle Speeds Are Killing Skill Levels

September 6, 2009

As a player and a coach I’ve often wondered how top flight players have generated such amazing power. It’s a combination of many factors including timing of the shot, getting behind the shuttle to hit it, body-weight transfer, string tension, conditioning/training and the athletes natural muscle fibre combinations to name but a few.
There is one [...]

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Which Brand of Shuttles ?

June 26, 2009

I’m an avid tester of shuttles as I do a lot of coaching. I’ve been coaching for over 20 years and playing for over 30 years.
There’s no doubt that shuttles were better 30 years ago. Leading the pack then was RSL. In those days RSL were manufactured in UK. Sadly, RSL shuttles today are a [...]

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